Under the Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1998, it is a legal requirement for Employers, as of 1st January 1999, to retain their Employers’ Liability Insurance Certificates or copies for 40 years.
The Certificate of Employers’ Liability Insurance Register (www.celir.com 01234 352999) proposes to provide an archiving service to client companies for each annual certificate for the required forty years. They also propose to provide a research facility for potential claimants needing to trace insurance providers.
However, this facility is limited to the database of certificates lodged with CELIR by client companies. Potential claimants wishing to trace insurance providers outside the CELIR scheme are being advised to contact ABI for assistance.
The CELIR scheme currently appears of little use to potential claimants for EL claims. If the venture is successful then it’s utility may well increase.